tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post1639783358140497452..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: I Am Tired Of Bill Plaschke Freaking OutBengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-22903904136899490142009-06-16T19:50:46.088-04:002009-06-16T19:50:46.088-04:00The amount of comments are always overstated anywa...The amount of comments are always overstated anyway because I respond to pretty much every comment that comes out. So you should just half whatever the comments usually are. <br /><br />Fred, it is tough to get comments on the weekend and to have people read it. Generally traffic tends to go down a little bit then. <br /><br />I think the NBA season is too long but I quit caring before the Finals. For some reason, I don't enjoy the NBA Finals generally as much as I do the Conference Finals and Semis. <br /><br />I do want to say that I was completely write with this post...of course if you make enough predictions, eventually get one right. I figured it would be over by Monday. <br /><br />I am glad two people on opposite sides can disagree so much and not leave a wake of hatred behind. I think if there was someone here who liked Peter King's writing they would say I am like AJ and anti-Peter King to a fault. I really am. Maybe it is just me but anything Simmons says positive about the Lakers is insincere in my mind since I know he hates them. I am probably too paranoid over it but it just feels that way...because he really, really hates the Lakers. <br /><br />I haven't read the article by Simmons so I can't really comment on it much. I think we tend to take some of those older teams and romanticize them a little bit. I don't know how to compare them to this Lakers team or any other champs of this decade fairly. I am sure John Hollinger is all over it though.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-69038728800551652242009-06-16T19:14:17.458-04:002009-06-16T19:14:17.458-04:00I guess it depends on how you define "caring&...I guess it depends on how you define "caring" about other teams. Simmons definitely cares about certain players, like Durant, LeBron, Duncan, and Chris Paul, and then that translates into him "caring" about their respective teams. If you really think that he says "I root for Boston and everyone else can suck it," then you're wrong. I don't get what you're expecting out of him. He's a Boston fan, so obviously, he's going to care about and follow the Celtics more than any other team. Every other sports fan on the planet does the exact same thing. His whole shtick is that he writes from the fan's perspective, but then you complain when he acts like a fan. Does that make any sense?Jeremy Conlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999218325324667964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-46589156333086072592009-06-16T13:47:51.589-04:002009-06-16T13:47:51.589-04:00Well I only called him Eckstein cuz of your last p...Well I only called him Eckstein cuz of your last post...just a little fun is all.<br /><br />I don't only hate Boston, I really really really hate the Yankess, but so does everyone. I can't stand the Lakers or the Bulls...<br /><br />I just feel like most of the talk is about Boston and New York, so i just have more hate because of that more then anything else.<br /><br />Jeremy is a pro Bill (most of the time), and i'm an anti Bill (all of the time). No big deal, I don't take it personally if we disagree on things or disagree on someones writing.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973629881511639449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-14742218950438026602009-06-16T13:34:59.853-04:002009-06-16T13:34:59.853-04:00I never said Boston wasnt good last year, did i? ...I never said Boston wasnt good last year, did i? I just pointed out they werent that good, as in not one of the best all time teams or something close to that. Just like the Lakers were not that good this year, meaning compared to past champs. Regular season records are not the be all end all of how good a team is. <br /><br />What credit is there to give him exactly? He is pointing out Kobe is a top 10 player all time, but he does it in a way that makes it look like he actually complains about it. Thats the point. He writes in a way that sounds like he is saying one thing but meaning another.<br /><br />You are right, I don't like him or Boston teams...or New York teams, or LA teams, or Ohio State teams. And you may be the only person in the world who thinks he cares about other teams other then Boston. Sure he writes other NBA stuff, but he still only cares about one team and one team only. <br /><br />I said Rondo wasn't a top five PG, thats my opinion. Rose, Parker, Harris, Paul, and Billups are better PGs in my opinion.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973629881511639449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-13618747051282728622009-06-16T13:26:24.913-04:002009-06-16T13:26:24.913-04:00I think Jeremy is about to kick off a war in the c...I think Jeremy is about to kick off a war in the comments. <br /><br />AJ is entitled to his opinion about Simmons and really I dont have a problem with it. Although, for a Detroit fan, you do seem to have a crazy amount of hatred for all things boston. Whatevs, its all good, I actually laughed when you called Pedroia, Eckstein the other day.Fred Triggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980604002168881166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-63110070610543041792009-06-16T13:03:15.111-04:002009-06-16T13:03:15.111-04:00Woah, woah, let's not go overboard here. Bosto...Woah, woah, let's not go overboard here. Boston wasn't that good last year? If I remember correctly, they won 66 games in the regular season, stumbled a bit in the first two rounds, but then soundly beat both the Pistons and the Lakers. They were DEFINITIVELY the best team in basketball, and they were easily better than 3 of the previous 5 title teams (04 Pistons, 05 Spurs, 06 Heat). The Lakers this year were probably the best team, but I can't say that with 100% certainty. I'm not sure if they would have beaten Cleveland without home-court advantage. <br /><br />And AJ, not to make this personal, but you seem to have a serious problem with Simmons. You're like an anti-Simmons clone. You're the only person here that refuses to acknowledge when Simmons makes a good point or posts something good. You call him a hypocrite, but his column today spends a good 1000 words talking about how Kobe (A) is now a top-10 player of all time, and (B) just delivered one of the best 20-month stretches in the history of basketball. How can you call him a hypocrite for that? He acknowledges that we're seeing one of the greatest players ever perform at his absolute peak. Also, go look at his archive. He has far more NBA columns than he does about any other subject, and just about all of them were written when the Celtics stunk. To say that he only cares about the Celtics is just plain stupid. <br /><br />I think the underlying reason is that you just have a bias against Boston. I can understand that, because as a Cleveland fan, I'm not especially fond of Chicago or Detroit. But you know what? I acknowledge that guys like Derrick Rose and Ben Gordon are special players. I acknowledge that Detroit was one of the two best teams in the NBA from 2003-2008. You don't seem to be able to do that with Boston. I remember you saying that you thought Rajon Rondo wasn't good, even though anyone with an IQ over 75 that watches basketball regularly knows that he's probably a top-6 point guard in the league. I'm not saying that you have to like Simmons, or that you have to like Boston, I'm simply saying that when you rip on them simply because you don't like them, or you refuse to admit when they do something well, you're ruining your credibility both as a sports fan and as a critic of Simmons. BGF does, I think, a good job of criticizing Simmons when he thinks it's deserved, but also acknowledging when Simmons makes a good point. I tend to agree with most of BGF's criticisms, and I take issue with a few also. But I'll admit when Simmons sounds like an idiot. <br /><br />I apologize if this comes off like a personal attack, but I felt like something had to be mentioned. Just give credit where credit is due.Jeremy Conlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999218325324667964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-5334328059315638872009-06-16T09:18:40.152-04:002009-06-16T09:18:40.152-04:00Well I've commented on your posts, I just don&...Well I've commented on your posts, I just don't comment on the weekends, which is why all mine came on Monday.<br /><br />Boston Boy did refer to Bill. He should just stop writing when he has nothing to talk about. Why write about the NBA when the only team you care about (when they are good) is out and you only write things that somehow refer back to that team. Yes the Lakers were not that good, but you know what, niether was Boston last year but we didn't hear anything about that from the hypocrite. <br /><br />By the way, Ortiz used PEDs...AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973629881511639449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-85022209822543988482009-06-16T09:05:44.739-04:002009-06-16T09:05:44.739-04:00Either that or I'm just not interesting enough...Either that or I'm just not interesting enough. When I saw Boston Boy, I thought you were referring to me, then I saw Lakers and I realized it was bill simmons you were referring to.<br /><br />Anyways, am I too boring? Do I need to step up my game? Let me know, readers. I'm always open to suggestions.Fred Triggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980604002168881166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-9296250577639709032009-06-16T08:12:55.556-04:002009-06-16T08:12:55.556-04:00Ben, you must have took all the readers with you.....Ben, you must have took all the readers with you...or everyone took a vacation all at the same time. Not many comments since you left.<br /><br />Boston Boy has a new article up...and it just drags and drags about the same thing. We get it, you hate the Lakers since you are a "Boston" fan. <br /><br />Why not just keep it very simple, Kobe is an ass, no one likes him, no one cares about him...he's just like Barry Bonds, the only people who like him are fans of the team hs is on, and thats the only reason they like him.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973629881511639449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-73326091972435249322009-06-15T11:50:24.781-04:002009-06-15T11:50:24.781-04:00I think the NBA has realized that no matter what t...I think the NBA has realized that no matter what time they put it on no one is going to watch it. Well yesterday i would have watched the game if it was on during the day, since nothing was on at all. I for one didn't even realize the game was on last night till i saw it scroll across ESPN. <br /><br />Basketball season is to long and to boring. It should have ended 3 weeks ago. I just think there are more choices on the TV then watching two teams I could care less about play each other in a sport that doesn't belong on at this time of year.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973629881511639449noreply@blogger.com